Method and device for measuring biometric information in electronic device

Abstract

An example electronic device may include a sensor module, a camera module, a display device, and a processor, wherein the processor can be configured to: execute an application; acquire a user's first biometric information on the basis of the sensor module while the operation relating to the application is performed; estimate a user's health information at least one the basis of the first biometric information, and link the health information with the operation relating to the application so as to display same through the display device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a sensor;   a display;   at least one processor; and   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:   execute an application,   detect first biometric information of a user through the sensor while an operation related to the application is performed,   determine whether second biometric information exists, previously measured and stored in the memory, while the operation related to the application is performed,   when the second biometric information exists, acquire merged biometric information by merging the second biometric information and the first biometric information,   estimate health information based on the merged biometric information, and   display the health information in association with the executed application.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 execute a health mode for performing an operation based on the first biometric information in a background while maintaining the operation related to the application in response to detection of the first biometric information from the sensor while the operation related to the application is performed.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 execute an operation related to the application in a foreground,   display an execution screen of the application through the display,   detect a user input based on the sensor while executing the operation related to the application in the foreground,   in response to detecting the user input, perform an operation to provide health information in a background, and   in the background, acquire the first biometric information from the user input through the sensor.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 extract the second biometric information associated with the first biometric information, previously measured and stored in the memory,   generate the merged biometric information by continuously merging the first biometric information with the second biometric information,   detect an event related to at least one health information that can be estimated based on the merged biometric information,   in response to detecting the event, generate at least one health information that can be estimated from the merged biometric information, and   display at least one object corresponding to the at least one health information generated in operation in the background on an execution screen of the application operating in the foreground.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 while executing the operation related to the application, continuously aggregate the first biometric information from the user input and augment the at least one object and additional objects based on the collected first biometric information.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first biometric information includes continuous measurement data measured in a first contact session by the sensor, and   wherein the second biometric information includes discontinuous measurement data measured in a second contact session different from the first contact session by the sensor.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to reduce an estimation time of the health information, based on the merged biometric information. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 calculate a measurement time required for the first biometric information,   determine at least one piece of health information that can be estimated based on the measurement time,   display a first object related to at least one piece of the health information in a configured area of the display,   augment and display the first object, displayed through the display, based on the measurement time, and   display a second object related to the health information through the display, based on the measurement time.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein a first measurement time for acquiring the first object related to the health information is shorter than a second measurement time for acquiring the second object related to the health information. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
 acquire additional third biometric information, based on a camera related to the operation of the application while acquiring the first biometric information through the sensor so as to concurrently process the first biometric information and the third biometric information.   
     
     
         11 . A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
 executing an application;   detecting first biometric information of a user through a sensor while an operation related to the application is performed;   determining whether second biometric information exists, previously measured and stored in a memory, while the operation related to the application is performed;   when the second biometric information exists, acquiring merged biometric information by merging the second biometric information and the first biometric information;   estimating health information based on the merged biometric information; and   displaying the health information in association with the executed application.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the acquiring of the first biometric information of the user comprises:
 executing a health mode for performing an operation based on the first biometric information in a background while maintaining the operation related to the application in response to detection of the first biometric information from the sensor while the operation related to the application is performed.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 executing an operation related to the application in a foreground,   displaying an execution screen of the application through the display,   detecting a user input based on the sensor while executing the operation related to the application in the foreground,   in response to detecting the user input, performing an operation to provide health information in a background, and   in the background, acquiring the first biometric information from the user input through the sensor.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 extracting the second biometric information associated with the first biometric information, previously measured and stored in the memory,   generating merged biometric information by continuously merging the first biometric information with the second biometric information,   detecting an event related to at least one health information that can be estimated based on the merged biometric information,   in response to detecting the event, generating at least one health information that can be estimated from the merged biometric information, and   displaying at least one object corresponding to the at least one health information generated in operation in the background on an execution screen of the application operating in the foreground.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 while executing the operation related to the application, continuously aggregating the first biometric information from the user input and augmenting the at least one object and additional objects based on the collected first biometric information.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the first biometric information includes continuous measurement data measured in a first contact session by the sensor. and   wherein the second biometric information includes discontinuous measurement data measured in a second contact session different from the first contact session by the sensor.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the estimating of the health information of the user comprises reducing an estimation time of the health information, based on the merged biometric information. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the displaying of the health information comprises:
 determining at least one piece of health information, based on a measurement time required for the first biometric information and displaying a first object related to at least one piece of the health information in a configured area of the display;   augmenting and displaying the first object, displayed through the display, based on the measurement time; and   displaying a second object related to the health information through the display, based on the measurement time.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the acquiring of the first biometric information of the user comprises acquiring additional third biometric information, based on a device related to the operation related to the application while acquiring the first biometric information through the sensor so as to concurrently process the first biometric information and the third biometric information. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program which, when executed, causes an electronic device to perform operations comprising:
 executing an application;   detecting first biometric information of a user through a sensor while an operation related to the application is performed;   determining whether second biometric information exists, previously measured and stored in a memory, while the operation related to the application is performed;   when the second biometric information exists, acquiring merged biometric information by merging the second biometric information and the first biometric information;   estimating health information based on the merged biometric information; and   displaying the health information in association with the executed application.